Fabric Prim-cesses Madness - and a GIVEAWAY!

My latest crafting obession is making these little

fabric Prim-cesses and as you can see I've made

quite a few!

I've listed the ones above in my Etsy shop

GemstonePaperDolls

should you like to buy one.

These are a few of my favourite ones

 

Over Easter, my niece and nephew came to stay

and guess what we made ....

It was fun letting them use the sewing machine.

Chloe has used it before but it was the first time for Aaron.

I think he enjoyed it although after a while he seemed

to prefer making paper airplanes which I keep finding

in the strangest places in my craft room :)

.... so the obession continues and

I've made some more this week

I'd like to give one from the last photo above away.

If you would like to win one, please leave me a

comment and let me know which one you'd like.

I'll draw a winner at random on

Sunday 3rd May. 

(It's open to all, UK or overseas)

Thanks for looking - and good luck :)

 

A little bit of Goth meets Floral for SDC #190

I made this little fabric collage for a blog challenge -

Stampotique Designers Challenge

No. 190

the challenge was to use stitches - of any sort

in our makes.

I decided to use sewing machine stitches -

here's what my plan of action looked like!

As a starting point I used this  'inspiration pack' 

I bought a few years ago and found again recently

at the back of my craft cupboard.

I used an old cotton hankerchief to work on,

and the 'Prom Queen' stamp by Stampotique.

For the background I used these Distress Ink pads.

Here are some close ups

 

She wasn't originally going to have a crown, but

I made a bit of a hole in the fabric and needed

to repair it!

Her eyes are sequins and beads.

I enjoyed making the flowers and practising (my version of)

the free motion sewing machine stitching.

The base is some jute (from the Pound Shop!)

Want to see the back?

 

This was obviously before I added the buttons

and jute base.

She looks a bit of a droopy drawers doesn't she!

I hope she'll find her Prince at the Prom Ball

- she looks a bit miserable at the moment!

Thanks for looking & happy stitching!